Thread: Zoysia-friendly herbicides and opinions on how to revive neglected Zoysia

Zoysia-friendly herbicides and opinions on how to revive neglected Zoysia

To make a long story short, I just inherited a couple lawns with Zoysia grass that has been severely neglected. Every weed that grows in Florida is mixed in and some dead patches, but some large areas are still salvageable in my opinion. I don't have a lot of experience dealing with Zoysia, so I'm wondering if any of you can help me out.

What are some Zoysia friendly herbicides that you would recommend for the Florida climate?

What steps would you take to try and rebuild these neglected yards? Fertilizer apps, herbicide applications, irrigation increase/decrease, mowing heights? (when, how much, etc.)

This is in an area with extremely sandy soil as it is next to the beach.

What kind of weeds do you have present? Once weeds are cleaned up small thin spots may fill in with good water/mowing and fertilizers, large areas would need to be patched with zoysia sod. At least that how its works in my area.. I use triplet, or strike 3 for broadleafs, Sedge Hammer, or certainty for nut grasses, Barricade/Prodiamine for crab grass pre emergent and Simizine for fall pre emergent..

Thanks fir the reply. I'll check those herbicides for use in Zoysia in this area. I also heard that Celsius works good?

As far as what weeds, it's various types of broadleafs, grasses, and sedges...it's the definition of a mixed bag. I have not even tried to identify them all past the typical dollar weed, dandelion, crabgrass, etc etc.

Do you have a license to spray? If you want to get them looking good, buy a reel mower and cut with that. You will probably need to verticut and topdress. If you maintain zoysia properly, weeds shouldn't be much of an issue.Posted via Mobile Device

That is great.. Do you do much weed control treatments on st aug? A lot of products you use there would be safe for Zoysia as St Aug is more restrictive.. Plus you would already have these products on hand..